Mundis
Reunionese expat in Poland
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Reunionese
Lives in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodes
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Registration: 29 November 2016
Polish Driving Licence with no expiry date. by Polterry
After living in Poland for many years my wife and I have moved to UK where she uses her Polish licence. It is a photo card type with no EU symbols and does not have an expiry date. She has read somewhere online that she must exchange it for EU style ...
Hi I know that every newly-issued driving licences in Poland have validity date now. It is maximum for 10 years but it can be for a year and certified doctors decide this (e.g. eye-sight test, if you wear glasses etc.). There are no driving ... Read More
New in Krakow by Simona203
Hey guys, I am living in Krakow for some months now but I still feel lonely. I am open to meet new people, socialize and explore the city in a good company. Anyone in the same situation?
Hi Try frequenting some nice places where you can easily meet local people, including foreigners. For example Don Chichote at Krakowska 5 (they often have live music there) or Pierwszy Lokal at Stolarska street. I'm pretty sure you will find ... Read More
New in Krakow by Simona203
Hey guys, I am living in Krakow for some months now but I still feel lonely. I am open to meet new people, socialize and explore the city in a good company. Anyone in the same situation?
Hi I think a good way is to start frequenting some pub or a cafe. There is a few worth it and where foreigners come regularly. Interested? Read More
Need consultant for work visa or temporary residence by sameeha08
Good Day... Anyone can help me find a good consultant... I want to apply for temporary residency in poland... But i dont have idea how to... If anyone can help me... Thanks a lot...
Try job websites, such as Glassdoor, Pracuj.pl, Infopraca.pl and others. Read More
Legal services in Poland
Hey, It's not very hard to find necessary legal services for average or typical situation you might encouner. For more complex things, such as opening a business, legalization of stay and work etc. - it is harder. I see more and more companies ... Read More
Schengen boarder
If you notify local Voivode Office that your work is ending (you have 15 work days to do so anyway), then you have 30 days of legal stay. And if your visa allows that, you can travel. But I wouldn't travel with a soon-expiring visa... Read More
Visa and validation
You have 15 work days to notify your local Voivode Office (counting fromm the date of work end). Then you gain 30 day legal stay that you can use for getting a new job... If you overstay this period without submitting residence application, you ... Read More
Work permit for POLAND
Hmm, not really. But you should google companies, all the BPOs, ITOs, Shared Service Centres that hire. Or job portals such asa Pracuj.pl or Infopraca.pl. Read More
Visa and ban
You should be able to travel up to maximum 90 days within every 180 day-period. The boarder guards can always stop you or even revoke a visa, but of course not without a reason. Read More
Looking for advice by Ahmed Abdelfatah
Moving from gulf country to Poland , it鈥檚 good idea or not? I鈥檓 confused & looking for advice. I want move to be with my wife she is polish, but I鈥檓 not sure I will find settable job or not specially with my work experience
Hard to give an answer on this, when we don't know anything about yand our inndustry or qualifications. Consider a larger city such as Warsaw or Krak贸w or Pozna艅 etc. and search for a job first. Apply, get over for an interview and ... Read More
Difference between Visa and work permit in Poland
Hi It will loose it's validity, but in practice people often use it till it's expireation, especially if you find another job asap and apply for new work permit and residence card. To answer the question in the title: Visa is only ... Read More
Work permit for POLAND
Hi, There isn't anything like a 'work permit for Poland'. Once you find an employer, they can apply to get a work permit which is always for particular job, salary, place, duties etc. Read More
How to make friends in Poland by expat.com
We have been talking about [url=/forum/viewtopic.php?id=891]loneliness when you are abroad[/url], let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Poland :top: [b]Which are your best tips ...
Hey, I'm not in Krakow now, but you can definitely meet some interesting folk in Bull pub at Maly Rynek, or check out Milkbar at Tomasza street nearby. Read More
Karta Pobytu by sar3
Hi everyone, I have posted here before about the same topic, but I was wondering if anyone has any information about the waiting time for the Karta Pobytu after the employer has received the work permit? Online it says that once the employer has ...
I don't think it's a matter of nationality. But in any case do inquire - the Voivode Office has to follow the administrative code, which obliges it to conclude a procedure in a designated time - of course thery have ways to prolongi it, but ... Read More
Karta Pobytu by sar3
Hi everyone, I have posted here before about the same topic, but I was wondering if anyone has any information about the waiting time for the Karta Pobytu after the employer has received the work permit? Online it says that once the employer has ...
Hey That sucks big time. The only way is to inquire there, do you have a proof of submitting the application?? Read More
Karta Pobytu by sar3
Hi everyone, I have posted here before about the same topic, but I was wondering if anyone has any information about the waiting time for the Karta Pobytu after the employer has received the work permit? Online it says that once the employer has ...
Ok, that's enough - you can go with it to information desk at your Voivode Office and inquire. It's been 5 months, they definitely should have started the procedure and you should get a letter from the office. Have you moved/changed flats in ... Read More
Karta Pobytu by sar3
Hi everyone, I have posted here before about the same topic, but I was wondering if anyone has any information about the waiting time for the Karta Pobytu after the employer has received the work permit? Online it says that once the employer has ...
Hi! It's tough. Do you at least have some confirmation of submitting? A copy of the form with a stamp from the Voivode Office (date stamp usually) or a special confirmation they sometimes hand out? Anything to proove you submitted the ... Read More
advice or assistance regarding finding work by KironRuezDiamond
Hello everybody My name is Kiron Diamond and i live in South Africa. I am married to a lovely Polish lady and we are looking to move to Warsaw, thus i am looking for advice or assistance regarding finding work. I am currently a small business ...
Hi, You can try some recruitment companies, send them your resume... And browse all the ads at e.g. Pracuj.pl, Infopraca.pl, Glassdoor, and many other. In Krak贸w there is a lot of BPOs and SSCs in which you could find something, especially if ... Read More
Need consultant for work visa or temporary residence by sameeha08
Good Day... Anyone can help me find a good consultant... I want to apply for temporary residency in poland... But i dont have idea how to... If anyone can help me... Thanks a lot...
Yes. But you then need to apply for either a residence card or get a work visa. Read More
Karta pobytu in poland
Hi, No, unfortunately not. Only passport is a travel document and ID, and residence card is not. The card should be accompanied by a valid passport and then it is a decument confirming your legal stay status. EU citizens can travel in the UE on ... Read More
Advice regarding PIT 37
Hi, It is always end of April, this year it's Monday, 30th April. If the last day of April falls not on a working day, then it's first working day after that. Cheers Read More
Work in Krakow by Darren Dillon
I moved to Poland about a year ago, the reason I came here was that of two things, first, my girlfriend is polish and we both decided to move here, but the reason I wanted to move here is because I have been on holiday here a few times and I fell in ...
Hi Darren, What's your professional experience? Is it constructions only or do you also have some other? Read More
Temporary residency visa
Hi, Yes there is:). You can PM me. Note: I think you meant temporary residency permit. Visas are issued outside a country and are for shorter time. Read More
Need consultant for work visa or temporary residence by sameeha08
Good Day... Anyone can help me find a good consultant... I want to apply for temporary residency in poland... But i dont have idea how to... If anyone can help me... Thanks a lot...
Ok, had a look at the website. Firs of all, you CAN'T get work permit without work. Did they promise you any job? No. So it is illegal/impossible, as I wrote before. Avoid it. Try to understand, ther is no short cut to the Schengen/EU ... Read More
Need consultant for work visa or temporary residence by sameeha08
Good Day... Anyone can help me find a good consultant... I want to apply for temporary residency in poland... But i dont have idea how to... If anyone can help me... Thanks a lot...
Consolation agency? What's that? Avoid anyone who promises you work permit without real work. It is illegal and you will end up with money loss and no permit, and possible deportation or Schengen ban. It doesn't work this way, to apply for ... Read More
Need consultant for work visa or temporary residence by sameeha08
Good Day... Anyone can help me find a good consultant... I want to apply for temporary residency in poland... But i dont have idea how to... If anyone can help me... Thanks a lot...
Ok. I think you should start fromm finding a job. Costs are: agency fee + government fee (390 PLN for procedure of residence card and the card, or 490 PLN with work permit). Agency fee can be different, and their quality is also very different. LEt ... Read More
Need consultant for work visa or temporary residence by sameeha08
Good Day... Anyone can help me find a good consultant... I want to apply for temporary residency in poland... But i dont have idea how to... If anyone can help me... Thanks a lot...
Hi, If you're not yet in Poland, then you'll most likely need a visa to get to it. Once you have it, you arrive and apply for residence card or residence card with work permit. To apply for work permit you need an employer first, ... Read More
Need consultant for work visa or temporary residence by sameeha08
Good Day... Anyone can help me find a good consultant... I want to apply for temporary residency in poland... But i dont have idea how to... If anyone can help me... Thanks a lot...
Hi, What's Eastern Province? I might have an option for you, depending on wher you are located in Poland... Read More
Working while waiting for Residence Card
Hi Absolutely not. You can't work legally without a work permit if you are a citizen of a countyry outside of the EU. Read More
Work permit agency/consultant
Hi Yes it is the employer who applies for work permits, not the candidate/employee. And it should be employer's cost, if you ask me. The employer can use assistance of advisory agency to do that and it's a good choice. However, no one being ... Read More
Karta Pobytu by sar3
Hi everyone, I have posted here before about the same topic, but I was wondering if anyone has any information about the waiting time for the Karta Pobytu after the employer has received the work permit? Online it says that once the employer has ...
Hi! No offence taken whatsoever! I did not suggest that you are lying, I meant all the stories that some people say, like "I got my card in a month" etc. I've done and managed a few hundreds of those procedures so I don't feel like ... Read More
Karta Pobytu by sar3
Hi everyone, I have posted here before about the same topic, but I was wondering if anyone has any information about the waiting time for the Karta Pobytu after the employer has received the work permit? Online it says that once the employer has ...
Hi. Warsaw has been clogged up for a few years now, with the most messy system there, but it didn't take as long as 8 months or more as you write it is in Wroclaw. That means the officers there or the whole department at Urzad Wojewodzki in ... Read More
CAR WITH NO BATTERY. SOMEONE WITH CAR AND TWEEZERS? HELP!
Hey If you have a battery but it's drained, then proper charging is better than just 'borrowing' fromm another car for a few minutes. I can lend you a car battery charger and it will charge the battery. You would just need to pick it up ... Read More
Blue card vs Karta Pobytu by narrap
Hi Guys, I have recently moved here. I want to understand what the difference is between the Karta Pobytu & the Blue card. Also are there advantages of having one over the other? Thanks & Regards Pragathi
Hi Residence card is a standard one, while the Blue Card allows more freedom when changing employers, moving around Schengen zone etc. It can be applied only by foreigners with unique, high qualifications and one has to present a proof for it. Read More
About karta pobyutu and work permit
Deepak, It seems that you applied for this 'joinnt' procedure and you will get a decision for both residence and work simultaneously. So it means you must wait for it. There was an option to apply separately for work permit but then your ... Read More
Running a car in Poland.
Hello! What do you mean by "running a car" ? Maintaining or driving? Read More
Karta Pobytu by sar3
Hi everyone, I have posted here before about the same topic, but I was wondering if anyone has any information about the waiting time for the Karta Pobytu after the employer has received the work permit? Online it says that once the employer has ...
Ok. Wroclaw area. It is not that popular nor it is a first or second choice of foreigners to come so thankfully you will wait less. But then much depends on the people in the Foreigners' Affairs Dept. at the Voivode Office. I don't have very ... Read More
Karta Pobytu by sar3
Hi everyone, I have posted here before about the same topic, but I was wondering if anyone has any information about the waiting time for the Karta Pobytu after the employer has received the work permit? Online it says that once the employer has ...
Hi Sar3, Which location are you asking about? Read More
Legal Advice Please
This is an Internet forum. I think that by putting your question so vague you should consider going to a lawyer, as your asking. There's plenty of them on almost every street! If you want opinions (or help) here, you should ask a question. Then ... Read More
Waiting time for my temporary residency card by sar3
Hi everyone, I am an American citizen and I have been living in Poland for a little over a year now. I originally came to Poland with a visa that only lasted for a year to teach English here. My boss wanted me to stay at the school and teach another ...
Stop listening to wrong people then:). Read More
Waiting time for my temporary residency card by sar3
Hi everyone, I am an American citizen and I have been living in Poland for a little over a year now. I originally came to Poland with a visa that only lasted for a year to teach English here. My boss wanted me to stay at the school and teach another ...
As US citizen you are on the 90-day visa-free travel to Poland, so what's the problem in leaving to the US and coming back? Read More
Waiting time for my temporary residency card by sar3
Hi everyone, I am an American citizen and I have been living in Poland for a little over a year now. I originally came to Poland with a visa that only lasted for a year to teach English here. My boss wanted me to stay at the school and teach another ...
No problem, happy to help. Check if you have a Schengen visa (most popular) or country visa. Then you'll know if you can travel all over Schengen zone or just between Poland and your home country (and some countries on the way if ... Read More
Waiting time for my temporary residency card by sar3
Hi everyone, I am an American citizen and I have been living in Poland for a little over a year now. I originally came to Poland with a visa that only lasted for a year to teach English here. My boss wanted me to stay at the school and teach another ...
Hi, a. visa is the travel document. Visa entitling you to work is self-explanatory:). You can travel on it within it's validity. b. no Read More
Difference between trc and work permit by chelleynad
Dear all, I am moving to Poland and work permit is already in progress. May I know what is the difference between trc and work permit? Can I apply trc for my husband and 2 sons? Any advice is much appreciated! Thank you
Hi, No problem. As I written work permits are for maximum of 1 year. IF you are already in Poland, you could apply for both work permit AND residence card and they would be strictly connected. Then it's for maximum of 3 years. But you have to ... Read More
Waiting time for my temporary residency card by sar3
Hi everyone, I am an American citizen and I have been living in Poland for a little over a year now. I originally came to Poland with a visa that only lasted for a year to teach English here. My boss wanted me to stay at the school and teach another ...
One note here: you are ALWAYS entitled to leave the country. You won't be able to come back though on just the application stamp as it's not a travel document. Read More
Difference between trc and work permit by chelleynad
Dear all, I am moving to Poland and work permit is already in progress. May I know what is the difference between trc and work permit? Can I apply trc for my husband and 2 sons? Any advice is much appreciated! Thank you
Hi, 1. Work permit is valid for up to a year or less. Residence card can be valid for up to 3. 2. Work permit: zezwolenie na prac臋. Reseidence card: karta pobytu 3. One does not have to affect the other. The answer isn't straightforward. ... Read More
Unusual situation with work permit and karta pobytu by TurttleButtocks
Hello, I have an really unusual situation. And i'm looking for some information about it. Situation is like this: I had a 1 year karta pobytu. And i was working in a company. No work permit at the beginning. I could just work with karta ...
Ok, it's clearer now. So your application should be formally correct and your stay is legal for as long as the procedure takes. But not work - you cannot work before the decision is issued and they cannot legally hire you. You should get this ... Read More
Unusual situation with work permit and karta pobytu by TurttleButtocks
Hello, I have an really unusual situation. And i'm looking for some information about it. Situation is like this: I had a 1 year karta pobytu. And i was working in a company. No work permit at the beginning. I could just work with karta ...
Hi Firs of all what do you mean by that you could work just on residence card? It's unusual. Unless you are a graduate of some Polish university or have other status that doesn't require work permit from you. Now, the situation you ... Read More
Paying bills in Poland by Priscilla
Hello everyone, What bills do you pay? If you are renting, are bills included in the price of rent, and is this common practice in Poland? How can you pay your bills (e.g. online, at provider's store, at the post office)? Which is the most ...
Hi, Most common and fair way is that the tenant pays the rent + bills. Bills are separate because it is up to you how much electricity, water or gas you use. Quite often Internet is included but it's not a rule. Of course, mist convenient way ... Read More
Self Defense upon being attacked by atitudejim
Hi guys and girls... This week i was driving and a guy jail walking nearly got into the path of my car in the middle of a private road, there was no cross walk and the guy must have been oblivious of what he was doing, forcing me to hit my brakes ...
Hi, It works in a similar way as in other EU countries. So if this was the story then you shouldn't worry. However, if the other gyu who was the attacker decides to sue you, he can, but he'll have to prove his version. And if there is a ... Read More
Difference between trc and work permit by chelleynad
Dear all, I am moving to Poland and work permit is already in progress. May I know what is the difference between trc and work permit? Can I apply trc for my husband and 2 sons? Any advice is much appreciated! Thank you
No problem. Happy to help. Read More
Difference between trc and work permit by chelleynad
Dear all, I am moving to Poland and work permit is already in progress. May I know what is the difference between trc and work permit? Can I apply trc for my husband and 2 sons? Any advice is much appreciated! Thank you
Hi I suppose by "trc" you mean temporary residence card"? The difference is fundamental: residence card legalizes your stay, while work permit simply legalizes work. If you are a citizen of a non-European Union country then you ... Read More
How to get "karta pobytu " (TRP) decision letter ? by pshanoop
I have applied for [b]karta pobytu[/b] 5 months back, after giving all those missing documents and explanation when they asked. Now in their website https://wnioski.mazowieckie.pl/MuwWsc/ it is shown that [i]DECYZJA ZOSTA艁A WYDANA. OCZEKUJ NA ...
The decision should be available by now so just go there to collect it. Read More
Registering a birth in Poland
Hi Priscilla You can register in a local Urz膮d - depending on where the child was born (which hospital). You'll need your ID and a document from the hospital. Of course you'll need to put a name for the baby there:). There probably is ... Read More
Moving to krakow by guille191
Hi, I'm Guillermo from Colombia Some few days ago someone from Poland contacted me through linkedin and offered to me a job in Poland. I walked through the interviews and today I got a response, I passed all tests. I'm very happy because is ...
Hi, You are going to be totally fine with 10 000 PLN. Read More
Driving in Poland with foreign driving license by GreyKyiv
Hi all. Question to expats living in Poland and driving cars. Can you use your native driving license or do you need to obtain a Polish driving license?
You don't need a local driving licence, especially if you have an EU-issued driving licence or a non-EU (most countries in the world) then you can use it for 6 months. And in many cases it's just not worth it to do it anyway. Read More